$50 in clad, no silver yet, need help on silver coin readings for Explorer II

[Just Me]

OK, I admit my first problem is that I live in Houston, which does not have the history of the colony states, and that I also tend to frequent tot lots, and parks built in 1980. I have a drawer full of clad, and have never found a silver coin.

My question is what reading numbers can I expect to see for silver coins? I have had accurate readings on zinc pennies at 7 -26, dimes read at 3-28, nickels tend to be 10, 7 and quarters read 0,30. Can anybody tell me what an Explorer II will read silver coins at? What about gold? (I have found one gold ring before, but it was an accident, I ignored it with my metal detector, and found it with my pro-pointer when I was digging up nearby clad.

Thanks,

Just Me

 

[widebody]

[size=large]your first mistake may be not having andy sabisch's book when you own an explorer. if gives lots of info on what to expect with what. from what i've read in it minelab should have made his book the owner's manual.
we have the same problem with the lack of history in my section of the country. S.W. Washington state. no battles just loggers and whore houses and bars.
we also have a growing population of mders and a set amount of parks and schools. it was suggested some months ago to put an ad in the local paper for property to hunt. you state it needs to be such and such yrs old. it's a gamble that has paid off for some.
i can say as far as numbers go that white gold, 10k, will show up low in the nickel range. but nobody can really say this is the magic numbers. too many variables.
thats why the gold scales on these machines cover such a wide path. thats where my second white gold ring sounded off. it is the only one i have found with my ex se. i found a 14k white gold with my xlt and it sounded off in the low nickel range on that machine. my gold bands come out high. in the clad qtr. range the target on my se screen stays away from the right wall and down around the 28 level. thats in an air test. i'm still looking for a yellow gold ring in the ground to test with.
just wait. you'll find your silver. and there won't be any doubt about the sound.

HH [/size]

 

[bbqman]

I`ve found so far that silver dimes and quarters show numbers nearly exactly like clad. There is a great post with all the numbers one can expect in the explorer classroom section here:
http://www.findmall.com/read.php?10,922673

I live in Texas too and there are plenty of old homes in Houston , sidewalks and parks. Also don`t be aftraid to travel outside the city to hunt, especially north and west, in all those small towns. HH

 

[amc rulz]

The easiest way to test silver coin readings would be to throw a few down, or bury a couple along with clad coins of the same. Swing the coil over them. I must admit that I have never used the digital #'s. I trained myself on the bullseye readout and just feel comfortable using it.
Using smartscreen my Exp II pegs silver to the upper right, at about 6" coin depth. Clad dimes, cursor is a bit lower. Deeper than 6" it varies. Anything deeper and weaties and silver hit very similar. I would have to think that the digital readings would have to vary slightly between silver and clad.

 

[Dadsnorz]

If you really want silver, you need to research where people used to gather, instead of where they gather now. Hit the library and the net...ask those friends who live in an old neighborhood...Silver is out there waiting for you, but it's hiding!

 

[dewcon4414]

Parks have been pounded for years. with the newer machines and coils you really have to have patience and listen to those deeper targets. You might get an occasional shallow silver that others have just missed for various reason... but they are getting far and few between. You didnt say what coil you were using.... so a larger coil in open areas or a smaller one to work those trashy areas might be worth the investment. Id also recommend you switch to using the smart screen. Its not as jumpy as the digital screen and gives you far more information about the targets under your coil. The next step after that is to hunt strictly by tones. Learn to keep you coil on the ground to improve depth and dont lift it at the end of your swing. The explorers work best using what some call a brush stroke at a really slow pace. Ive even recommended using a 7 Gain so you can get some modulation to make it easier to hear deep coins.

Dew

 

[Margarita]

the NEW Explorer II raises the standard for metal detecting.
This switch-on-and-go detector finds valuable coins,
rings, jewelry and relic targets that others walk right over.

 

[Nick A]

Sounds to me like your sites are the problem. You're not going to find old coins where they weren't being lost. Research your area and find places where people were before the mid 60s. Anywhere a lot of people gathered should have a few silver coins. Other than that, ask your friends, relatives and co-workers about the ages of their homes. Find someone who lives in a pre-1960 home and you'll have a good chance of finding a silver coin. I never used numbers on the Explorer, just the grid, and silver always pegged the top right corner. It's hard to miss silver, it hits hard.